VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group

Contact

Folklorno društvo VAL Piran

Prvomajski trg 2, SI-6330 Piran-Pirano

http://www.drustvo-val.si

info@drustvo-val.si

Phone386 (0) 5 673 4573

Founded byVAL Piran Folkloric Dance Association

Members of the VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group dancing at the Saltworkers Festival (Solinarski praznik), 2004

Established in 1961, the VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group is one of Slovenia's leading folkloric dance troupes which has received many prizes and commendations from the Municipality of Piran-Pirano for its work. Each year the group performs widely both in Slovenia and abroad; it has been a regular guest at venues and festivals all over Europe and in Canada and is always featured prominently in the VAL Piran Association's own Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF).

Programme

The group presents a programme of 9 Slovene dances: Istrian šagra (a festivity in Istria), Ca to šuška [What whispers], A Night in the Salina (Salina dances and customs), dances of Goriška, dances of Karst, dances of Bela Krajina, dances of Gorenjska, dances of Štajerska, and dances of Prekmurje. VAL Piran is the only Slovene group that presents Salina dances and costumes from the salt flats along the Slovene coast in Strunjan, Lucija, and Sečovlje.

International appearance

The group regularly appears in Italy, Germany, Istria, and across Slovenia, and has performed in festivals in Croatia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, and Belgium. Recently, it has appeared at the international folklore festivals La Vega, Ballus, and Sinnai in Sardinia, Italy; at the Augsburg Folklore Festival; and in Turkey.

Val Piran is a member of the Union of Slovene Folklore Groups, which operates under the auspices of the International Council for Organisations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF), Slovenia.

See also

• Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF)
• Union of Slovene Folklore Groups
• International Council for Organisations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF), Slovenia

External links

• VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group website

Gallery

Eight different dance groups from Mediteranean region take part in the 8th Mediterranean International Folklore Festival 2010

Folklore dance performances held over 4 days during July, Koper, Piran, Portorož , Izola and Umag annual Mediterranean International Folklore Festival, 2010

Performers at the 8th 2010 Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF)

Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF) presents the folklore dances, music, singing and the cultural variety of the Mediterranean countries to the public

Performers from mediteranean countries perform at 8th Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF) 2010

Performers at the 8th 2010 Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF)

Eight different dance groups from Mediterranean region take part in the 8th Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF) 2010

Mediterranean International Folklore Festival (MIFF), hosted every year by the VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group since 2003

Members of VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group

Members of the VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group dancing at the Saltworkers Festival (Solinarski praznik), 2004

Members of VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group2004

45th Anniversary celebrations of VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group 2006

Members of the VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group in regional dress

Members of the VAL Piran Folkloric Dance Group2006